Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Antigua and Barbuda instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
live 5.5 years longer
In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
be 34.6% less likely to be obese
In Mexico, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 18.9% of people as of 2016.
be 2.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mexico, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2018.
Economy
be 3.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 11.9% more children
In Mexico, there are approximately 13.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, there are 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 20.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Mexico, approximately 11.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, on the other hand, 14.3 children do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 23.3% less on education
Mexico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 18.5% less on healthcare
Mexico spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 98.4% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 153 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Antigua and Barbuda: At a glance
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